Charity sector town halls begin with government Community & Social The ‘Building Community’ roundtables are in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth this week, then in Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Darwin.
NSW Aboriginal health organisation no longer in special administration June 1, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Health Administration of the Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service (WACHS), based in New South Wales, has ended.
Premium Interviews How transforming teaching became a lesson in wrangling a policy ecosystem March 7, 2022 By Melissa Coade Education The Teach for Australia Model targets high-performing graduates from other vocational streams and working professionals looking for a career change.
Federal authority to transfer Torres Strait native title services to not-for-profit February 21, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) will cease being the native title representative for the Torres Strait on July 1.
Premium Interviews Building a vision to solve Australia’s future housing problem December 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Australia is in desperate need of more housing stock. One of the largest community housing providers in NSW explains what policy pundits must do to fix that.
WA government calls for community initiatives promoting women’s equality August 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Local governments, community sector orgs, NFPs, unincorporated and community groups can now apply for WA’s latest round of gender equality grants.
WA donates rooftop solar systems to three NFPs July 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Three rooftop solar systems have been gifted to WA charities as part of the state government’s Synergy Community Solar Fund.
Not-for-profit sector to advise National COVID-19 Coordination Commission on impacts of pandemic on the vulnerable May 18, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social To harness the expertise of the not-for-profit sector to make sure vulnerable Australians are supported as Australia moves through the COVID-19 situation and into recovery.
Promoted Elevating excellence on the Thai-Myanmar border April 9, 2020 By Kiah Consulting As part of the latest event in the Kiah Consulting Elevating Excellence program, Kiah Consulting managing director John Glenn introduced a member of the program who he said reflected the culture and behaviour of his organisation – Mechelle Moore, CEO of not-for-profit organisation Global Alms Inc.
Promoted From the APS to human trafficking – Mechelle Moore on her journey March 20, 2020 By Kiah Consulting Making a difference can mean different things for different people. It can be helping a neighbour, supporting a charity, or volunteering at the local Salvation Army store.
Premium Columnists When you’ve got a case of policy-based evidence rather than evidence-based policy — and other service-delivery challenges October 21, 2019 By Verona Burgess Career Advice With service delivery being the new black, middle-ranking public servants might be wondering whether being the meat in the sandwich is ever going to get any easier. And that’s not a question for only public servants.
Partner Content How AICD ACT's bright young stars are leading the way for future female directors April 17, 2018 By Australian Institute of Company Directors The ACT division of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) has been leading the charge in creating educational and networking opportunities for female board directors, as well as for those just beginning their director careers.
Collaboration and governance: can you create synergy from competing priorities? July 24, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Getting agencies and stakeholders to connect has never been more important. Nor has staying on top of governance to foster trust.
8 ways public servants can help service providers prepare for the NDIS February 24, 2017 By Stephen Easton Community & Social The NSW audit office looked at how to help non-government service providers prepare for the NDIS, and came up with eight tips for all state and territory departments working on the issue.
Contestible social services in the age of greed — does motivation matter? February 15, 2016 By The Mandarin Community & Social Catholic social service providers will meet next week to discuss what role is left for government and not-for-profit organisations after companies find ways to deliver services even cheaper. Antony McMullen asks if motivation, whether public duty, faith or profit, matters.